Keeping It Heel

5 days ago | keepingitheel.com | Braulio Perez

The former Tar Heels national champ isn't happy with VAL. Still in shock over how things went down for former North Carolina basketball big man Ven-Allen Lubin? If you missed it, Lubin has said goodbye to Chapel Hill and hello to Raleigh, as he has officially committed to play for North Carolina State. Earlier this spring, Lubin said he was only entering the transfer portal as a backup to how things would go down with the NCAA House Settlement and that he was fully planning on returning to UNC.

5 days ago | keepingitheel.com | Michael McKay |Michael Mckay

It's only a matter of time before Ellis, the former UNC football star, is inducted. The National Football Foundation revealed the names of the 2026 Hall of Fame ballot. Included in the 79 players under consideration is legendary North Carolina defensive end Greg Ellis. Greg Ellis was at UNC from 1994 to 1997 and played under head coach Mack Brown during his first stint at North Carolina. He was a monster at defensive end, compiling 32.5 sacks during his stint in Chapel Hill.

5 days ago | keepingitheel.com | Michael McKay |Michael Mckay

Bill Belichick grabbed three-star offensive lineman Mason Wilhelm from Ohio. The UNC football program received another commitment from the Class of 2026. Mason Wilhelm, a 247Sports Composite three-star offensive lineman, is a 6-foot-4, 285-pound interior lineman from St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio. According to 247Sports, he is the No. 102-ranked interior lineman in the country and the No. 63-ranked player in the state of Ohio. What does that make him?

6 days ago | keepingitheel.com | Braulio Perez

Trimble clearly has extra motivation to take down NC State next season. It's safe to say that plenty of North Carolina basketball fans are going to be counting down the days for the Heels and NC State to face off in 2025-26. While the rivalry was already an intense one, big man Ven-Allen Lubin just took things to the next level. On Sunday, the veteran confirmed what had been speculated for quite some time, as he officially announced his transfer from the Tar Heels to the Wolfpack.

1 week ago | keepingitheel.com | Michael McKay |Michael Mckay

After defeating Nebraska in Game 2 of the Chapel Hill Regional, OU is next to square up with UNCAfter the UNC baseball program's 4-0 win over Holy Cross, No. 2 seed Oklahoma will face the Diamond Heels today, after (finally) beating No. 3 seed Nebraska last night. Due to the weather delays last night and the late finish, the Saturday noon game slot was cancelled, and UNC and Oklahoma will now take the 6 PM EST slot.